monotony; monotone; dullness; monotone; monotonic
vocal sound; tone of voice
indefinite; hazy; vague; unsettled; undecided
to hide; to keep to oneself
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
extended leave; long vacation
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
living by oneself; living alone
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
older sister; elder sister
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to care for someone; to look after someone
new face; newcomer; rookie; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards)
application; request; petition
difficult to ...; hard to ...
household economy; family finances
elbowroom; leeway; room; reserve; margin; allowance
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
to cry softly; to sob; to weep
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
discovery; detection; finding
being amazed; being horrified; being taken aback
to draw near; to draw closer; to press (e.g. for an answer); to hound
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to sob convulsively; to heave with sobs
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly